Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Cranes beneath a Flowering Cherry (obverse); Pheasant beside a Peony (reverse)
Cylindrical case with two panels. The left panel features a black background with two cranes, one standing and one bending down, both with gold beaks and legs, under a tree with gold blossoms. The right panel features a black background with a pheasant standing on a branch beside a peony. Braided cord handles are at the top of both panels. Corners have gold metal fittings. The background behind the panels is brown.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Metal, silver and shibuichi metal, gold, sentoku, applied metals; Interior: silver metal
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 491 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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